Monster
Energy congratulates team rider Pierre Luc Gagnon (PLG) on his 2nd place
Skateboard Vert finish – closely missing 1st place by fractions of a
point – at Dew Tour Los Angeles 2015. PLG’s Monster Energy teammate Shane
O’Neill also took the podium with a strong 3rd place in Skateboard
Street against a line-up of the world’s leading street skateboarders in
Downtown LA.

In a
no-holds-barred final jam on the outdoor vert ramp, PLG stacked together a
highly difficult routine on his second run for an 88.00-point final score,
closely ceding the victory to Jimmy Wilkins’ 88.75- point finish. Highlights of
PLG’s perfect second run included a kickflip varial mute to fakie right into
his signature switch heelflip mute 360, followed by a head-high backside 540
and frontside nosebone air, 540 mute body varial, and a highly technical nollie
heelflip indy 360.

This
latest podium finish comes on the heels of PLG’s X Games Gold medal in
Skateboard Halfpipe in Austin, and a recent win at the KIA World Extreme Games.
It’s safe to say that Pierre Luc has reclaimed his groove after a disappointing
2014 season plagued by injuries. With numerous big-ticket wins and 21 X Games
medals under his belt, PLG is widely known and respected as one of the select
few halfpipe skateboarders that are pushing boundaries of technical vert
skating beyond the contest arena.

Over
on the street course, PLG’s Monster teammate Shane O’Neillproved
a strong contender against some of the world’s best street skaters. O’Neill’s
run in the first of three sections packed highlights like big spin backside
lipslide to fakie on the A-frame, as well as big flip frontside boardslide to
fakie and crooked to nollie flip on the flat bar for a strong 92.00 points.
O’Neill’s Section 2 highlights included a huge 360 pop shove-it over the
planter gap and nose manual to nollie flip over the entire box.

When
the final six skateboarders took on Section 3, a stair set with a handrail and
Hubba ledges, O’Neill started strong by nailing a switch kickflip backside
lipslide and bigspin frontside boardslide to fakie down the rail, plus a picture-perfect
nollie backside heelflip down the stairs. After coming close to rolling away
from his signature switch 360 kickflip down the stairs, O’Neill finished a
strong weekend of technical skateboarding with a final score of 86.67 for a
solid 3rd place finish.

There’s
no slowing down for O’Neill, as next weekend marks the second big arena stop of
the 2015 Street League Skateboarding Nike SB World Tour at the Prudential
Center in Newark, New Jersey. Stay tuned for more Monster Energy skateboarding
when Shane joins teammates Matt Berger, Ishod Wair, Chris Cole, Peter
Ramondetta, and defending Street League Super Crown Champion Nyjah Huston next
Sunday, August 23, at SLS in New Jersey.